New York Times

The New York Times

I will be writing for The New York Times Scientist at Work ‘Notes from the field’ blog for the next few weeks. The following links are the recent posts to the blog (not just my contributions). I will also be posting direct links to my contributions on my main blog page.  Or you can jump straight to my NY Times Blog

 

 

 

Mekong Mystery: Dwindling Fish
The harvest from Tonle Sap had almost doubled between 1940 and 1995, while the number of people fishing has quadrupled during that period, cutting the per-fisher catch in half. [...]
Thu, May 23, 2013
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A Forest Denizen at Risk
Slow lorises in the deep dark of the Vietnamese forest are probably wise to avoid the scientist who wanders by with a flashlight and a notebook. There are other humans about with less noble intentions. [...]
Wed, May 22, 2013
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Thwarted by Moonlight
Sometimes a lot of light at night does not illuminate. When you're looking for slow lorises in the forests of Vietnam, a full moon is not a good sign. [...]
Mon, May 20, 2013
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Heading North, With an Appetite
It is early April, and another whale season is drawing to a close. [...]
Fri, May 17, 2013
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Rummaging Among Skins and Skulls
Sometimes you have to leave the forest for the museum — boxes with slow loris skeletons have as much to tell as the trees. [...]
Fri, May 10, 2013
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Empty Nets on the Mekong
On the Mekong, the Opperman family learns how to cast for dinner in a changing river. [...]
Mon, May 06, 2013
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Learning by Doing in the Au’au Channel
Students are able to join the Hawaiian expedition and help in recording humpback whales' habits. [...]
Fri, May 03, 2013
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Telling Eyes in the Dark
To be an "eyeshine" expert you might need to spend a lot of time in a dark forest, feeling your way around with a flashlight. [...]
Wed, May 01, 2013
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A Night of Saurian Spotlighting
Researchers employ one of the oldest tricks in the anole lizard finder’s book to piece together a scientific mystery. [...]
Thu, Apr 25, 2013
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Monsters of the River at One Moment in Time
As one researcher prepares to leave the area where she's been tracking a monster fish through the wilds of Guyana, she thinks back to the work and ahead to what must still be done. [...]
Wed, Apr 24, 2013
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